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Is the United States a ‘worthless’ ally?

Poland’s Foreign Minister Radoslaw Sikorski, a common favorite for the job of European Union foreign policy chief, has been recorded calling the U.S. a …

Diplomatic corps not a branch of Thai military

By agreeing to ask for foreign countries’ cooperation in hunting down exiled anti-junta activists and academics, Thailand’s Foreign Ministry has lost its …

Will one apology resolve issue of sexist remarks?

Why didn’t the male assembly member come forward sooner to admit to the sexist remark he made toward a female colleague during a Tokyo Metropolitan assembly …

[Karim Raslan] Role of religion in Malaysia
[Karim Raslan] Role of religion in Malaysia

A few weeks ago, I wrote about my opposition to the implementation of hudud in Malaysia. Since then, it appears that the on-going debate about the role of …

Good-bye to guanxi in the Chinese job market

Tang Jun, a famous professional manager in China wrote part of an open letter to seven million college graduates this year, saying that no matter whether for …

[Editorial] Lessons from fiasco

Moon Chang-keuk’s withdrawal of his name as the nominee for prime minister put an end to the two-week-long controversy over him, but it has left questions to …

[Kim Hoo-ran] ‘Hangover’ is an uneasy mirror
[Kim Hoo-ran] ‘Hangover’ is an uneasy mirror

The latest music video from singer Psy released earlier this month has failed to garner as much attention as his previous hits “Gangnam Style” (2012) and …

[Editorial] Dealing in credit grades

It has long been suspected. Still, it is shocking to learn that all the three major local credit ratings agencies manipulated the credit worthiness of …

Obama misses chance to tell extent of Iraq threat

When President Obama went on TV last week to outline his response to terrorist advances in Iraq, he missed a chance to do something essential: convey how …

Why Republicans misread Eric Cantor’s primary loss

House Majority Leader Eric Cantor’s loss to David Brat in the Virginia Republican primary has produced a national “availability cascade.” This is a …

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